Jun
20
2011

David Wright Begins Baseball Activities

An article by Clayton Collier

Mets slugger David Wright played catch and took some ground balls from his knees yesterday, a welcomed first step in his recovery process. This was the first baseball-related activity Wright has done since going on the DL in Mid-May.

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Wright said afterwords that he “felt good” and he will see a doctor late in the week to hopefully get the green light to begin his rehab in Port St. Lucie.

“It’s weird and disappointing that I can’t go out there and play. It’s something where I can’t physically go do something to quicken the process. I just have to wait it out and make sure the bone heals correctly before I start amping it up.”

If he gets his clearance, that still means he has a long recovery process before he is back in Flushing.

“You don’t just get clearance and then hop in the game in Texas the next day, but I’ll probably go to Florida and start stuff down there,” Wright added. “But that would still be a step forward.”

Hopefully, when Wright ultimately returns, he will come back the five-tool talent he once was, and not the one or two dimensional Wright we saw to start this season.

Get back soon David

About the Author: Clayton Collier

Clayton, a Long Island native and die-hard Mets fan, started writing online about three years ago. He is currently a Journalism major with a minor in Broadcasting at Seton Hall University. Although very disappointed with the current state of the team, Clayton remains hopeful that the young prospects in the farm system will bring the Mets back to a respected franchise in baseball once again. Besides writing for MMO, Clayton is also a staff member at 89.5 WSOU, Seton Hall's modern active rock radio station. You can contact Clayton by following him on Twitter: @Clayton_Collier or E-mailing him at MaybeNextYearMets@yahoo.com

19 Comments + Add Comment

alex68 June 20, 2011 at 2:27 pm

as bad as turner has been the past few days, i wouldn’t mind david allen wright back at 3rd base.. jose reyes can’t do it alone you know..
Met Maniac June 20, 2011 at 5:07 pm

Take your time David, Carlos Beltran is doing a great job batting third in your absence. Dont come back util your 110% healthy and ready to go, no matter how long that takes. The important thing is that you dont come back too soon and upset the apple cart.
- NYMetsfan June 20, 2011 at 5:41 pm
  
  The apple cart that can’t achieve .500 for more then a day?
  
  WOW – that’s amazing, ignorance reaches new heights.
  - LL June 20, 2011 at 9:09 pm
    
    Haha yeah seriously. The “apple cart” tips over anytime the team gets within a game of .500. Every so often they actually reach the lofty goal of .500 before the axle blows. The apple cart needs plenty of adjustments and disruptions IMO
Lg June 20, 2011 at 5:15 pm

Upset the apple cart ? Lol. Beltran is doing well, but prior to his hr the other day he had cooled off quite a bit over the past several weeks. It will be nice to get wright and Ike back and bring some much needed power back. Turner has cooled off from his hot start and while murph has done well, he’s not a cleanup hitter. Getting wright (and Ike) back ASAP would be great
- Bayonne Mets Fan June 20, 2011 at 5:17 pm
  
  Hey I don’t mind Wright coming back BUT Collins had better leave Beltran in the 3 spot where he belongs
  - Clayton Collier June 20, 2011 at 8:11 pm
    
    Bayonne, agreed. Ike is our cleanup guy. Wright needs to get himself together like Bay does, and has shown signs of doing.
    
    They both need less pressured situations than 3rd or 5th spot.
    
    Wright isn’t as bad as Bay so the 5 spot is a good place for him.
    
    A lineup like this would be ideal: Reyes, Murphy/Turner, Beltran, Ike, Wright, Pagan, Bay, Thole.
    
    That provides depth.
- calimetsfan June 20, 2011 at 6:52 pm
  
  Have you watched the mets the last 4 years wh
calimetsfan June 20, 2011 at 6:55 pm

What is going to be different about Wright this year he will get his numbers and the Mets will lose let’s just leave him on the dl
- NYMetsfan June 20, 2011 at 7:02 pm
  
  Another genius with a keyboard
- LL June 20, 2011 at 9:14 pm
  
  So essentially the same thing that can be said about everyone on the team this year except for Bay (who isn’t getting his numbers)?
  
  They’re all “getting their numbers”…but the team still blows
  - calimetsfan June 20, 2011 at 10:06 pm
    
    My point is there is no reason to get excited about Wright coming back they were no better with him then without him. The mets have been terrible for the last two seasons and choked the two before that. I’d rather see a 500 team with a low payroll then a 500 team with a large payroll.
    - NYMetsfan June 21, 2011 at 7:42 am
      
      You can’t be serious thinking getting back a healthy Wright would not make this team any better.
      - calimetsfan June 21, 2011 at 9:45 am
        
        Wright was healthy the last four years what makes this year different? They were 5 games below 500 when he went out with everyone but Bay, meanwhile Davis and Reyes were having carreer years but your probably right all they needed was Wright to go on the DL a few weeks and they will magically be better. So to answer your question no I don’t think a healthy Wright will help this team. I know that they will be what they have been all year no matter who is there
        
        NYMetsfan June 21, 2011 at 12:05 pm
        
        The difference is from the last four years is that the others around him were not healthy, the idea is to get all the best guys playing healthy and their best at the same time.
        
        calimetsfan June 21, 2011 at 12:41 pm
        
        Ok I give your right I forgot that up until Wright got hurt this year they were running away with the division.
Even Flow June 20, 2011 at 9:42 pm

Good for him. Now when is Ike gonna start baseball activities?
- Clayton Collier June 20, 2011 at 10:00 pm
  
  I believe I saw somewhere that Ike will be re-evaluated later this week to see if his ankle improves.
- LL June 21, 2011 at 1:43 am
  
  I think Ike is already doing some minimal baseball activities. The big hurdle for him is running. He’s supposed to be re-evaluated on Wednesday to see how things are healing and if he can be cleared to start trying to run again.

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